Foldable bundle wrapping rack



Jan. 19, 1960 c. H. SUDBERY 2,921,695

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Jan. 19, 1960 c. H. sumar-:RY 2,921,695

FOLDABLE BUNDLE WRAPPING RACK Filed March 20, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY? United States Patent O FOLDABLE BUNDLE WRAPPING RACK Carl H. Sudbery, Mitchell, S. Dak.

Application March 20, 1958, Serial No. 722,800

2 Claims. (Cl. 211-178) The present invention relates to bundle racks, and more particularly to racks for supporting a plurality of elongated members while wrapping the members mto a single bundle.

The primary object of the invention 1s to provide a bundle rack for supporting wall paper rolls while belng packaged into a bundle. n

Another object of the invention is to provide a bundle rack of the class described above which can be folded compactly for out of use storage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bundle rack of the class described above having a folding table top associated therewith for displaying and cutting wallpaper in filling a customers order.

A still further object of the invention is to provlde a bundle rack of the class described above in which a folding table top can be stored with the bundle rack in folded storage condition.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bundle rack of the class described above which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and which will permitl the eicient sale and delivery of wallpaper roll bundles.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent 1n the following specification when considered in the light of the attached drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the invention.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention illustrating the supports and table top in open position.

Figure 5 is a horizontal cross-section taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 6-6 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of a detail of the invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the detail illustrated in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary enlarged perspective of one of the upper hinge joints.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary enlarged perspective of one of the lower hinge joints.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, and reference numeral 20 indicates generally a bundle rack constructed in accordance'with the invention.

The rack 20 includes a pair of spaced parallel upright frame members 21 and 22. The frame member 21 is provided with a foot 23 extending perpendicularly across the lower end thereof and secured thereto by any suitable means, such as welding or the like.

The foot 23 has the `opposite ends thereof coiled to form hinge sockets 24 and 25, respectively. The frame member 22 has at itsl lower end a foot 26 extending perpendicularly thereof and secured thereto by any suit- 2,921,695 Patented Jan. 19, 1960 ICC able means, such as welding or the like. The foot 26 has the opposite ends thereof coiled to form hinge sockets 27 and 28, respectively.

The upper end of the frame member 21 is provided with a cap member 29 having the opposite ends thereof coiled to form hinge sockets 38 and 31, respectively. The upper end of the frame member 22 is provided with a cap member 32 having the opposite ends thereof coiled to form hinge sockets 33 and 34, respectively. The cap member 29 and the cap member 32 are arranged in parallel relation to the foot member 23 and the foot member 26, `respectively, with the hinge sockets 30, 31 respectively, aligning with the hinge sockets 24, 25, and the hinge sockets 33, 34, respectively, aligning with the hinge sockets 27, 28.

A transverse horizontal bar 35 extends between the thereto securing the foot members 23 and 26 in spaced parallel. relation. A pair of spaced parallel horizontal transverse bars 36 and 37 extend between upright frame members 21 and 22 intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof and are welded thereto securing the frame members 21 and 22 in spaced parallel relation.

An upright post 38 is positioned adjacent the frame member 21 in a general parallel relation thereto. The post 38 is provided with a right angularly extending olfset portion 39 having a vertical depending pintle member 40 integrally formed on the terminal end thereof. The pintle 4i) is journalled in the hinge socket 24 to assist in supporting the post 38.

The upper end of the post 38 is provided with a'right angular extension 41 equal in length to the right angle extension 39 and arranged in parallel relation thereto. The outer end of the right angular extension 41 on the post 38 carries a pintle member 42 integrally formed thereon in axial alignment with the pintle member 40 at the other endof the post 38. The pintle member 42 is. journalled in the hinge socket 30 on the cap 29 to pivotally support the upper end of the post 38.

An upright post 43 is positioned in spaced parallel relation to the frame member 21 oppositely of the post 38 and has an integral right angular extension 44 formed on its lower end carrying a pintle member 45 in depending relation on its terminal end. The pintle member 45 is journalled in the hinge socket 25 to assist in supporting the post 43.

The upper end of the post 43 is provided with an olfset extension 46 equal in length to the extension 44 and arranged parallel therewith. A pintle member 47 is arranged onvthe terminal end of the offset extension 46 in axial alignment with the pintle member 45 at the other end of the post 43. The pintle member 47 is journalled in the hinge socket 31 to assist in supporting the post 43 for rotary movement.

A post 48 is arranged in spaced parallel relation to the frame member 22 and is provided with a horizontally extending offset end portion 49 having a pintle member 50 depending therefrom in parallel relation to the post 4 8. The pintle member 59 is journalled in the hinge socket 27 and assists in supporting the post 48.

The Yupper end of the post 48 is provided with an offset extension 51 having a pintle member 52 integrally formed on the outer end thereof in axial alignment with the pintle member 5l? at the other end of the post 48. The pintle member 52 is journalled in the hinge socket 33 to assist in supporting the post 48 for rotary movement.

A post 53 is arranged in spaced parallel relation to the frame member 22 and has at its lower end a horizontal offset extension 54 carrying a pintle member 55 in depending relation on the outer end thereof which is journalled in the hinge socket 28 to assist in supporting the post 53. The upper end of the post 53 is provided with an onset extension 56 of a length equal to the extension 54 and extending parallel thereto.

A.pintle member 57 is integrally formed on the terminal end of the extension 56 in axial alignment with the pintle member 55 at the opposite en d of the post 53. The pintle member 57 is journalled in the hinge socket 34 to assist in supporting the post 53 for rotary movement.

The lower extensions 44, 49 and the upper extensions 46, 51 are all of uniform length while the lower extensions 39, 54 and the upper extensions 41, 56 are of a uniform length but of a somewhat greater length than the aforementioned extensions for reasons to be assigned.

A downwardly sloping transverse member 58 has the upperrinner end thereof secured to the lower end portion of the post 38 and has the outer end portion thereof downwardly bent to form an arcuate foot 59, as best seen in Figure 3.

A horizontal bar 60 has its inner end secured to the post 38 at a point intermediate its ends and extends outwardly therefrom. A support member 61 has one end 62 thereof secured to the upper end of the post 38 and isY arranged in a U-shape with its opposite end portion 63 in spaced parallel relation thereto terminating in a coiled end portion 64.

The support 61 and the horizontal bar 60 are secured together at their respective mid points, as indicated at 6 5, by any suitable means such as Welding or the like. An upright member 66 extends integrally upwardly from the foot 59 divergng slightly outwardly from the vertical and is yconnected to the horizontal bar 60 at 67 and to the support 61 at 68. The support 61 is adapted to swing with the post 38 on the pintles 40, 42 and be supported by the upright member 66 by engagement ofthe foot 59 with the floor.

The post 48 is similarly provided with a transverse member 58a having an integral foot 59a thereon, a horizontal member 60a, a support 61a attached at 62a to the upper endY of the post 48 and having an outer end portion ,63a terminating in a coiled terminal end 64a.

. The support 61a and the horizontal member 60a are secured together at 65a by welding or the like, and an outwardlydivergent upright member 66g isns'ecured to the horizontal member 60a Yat 67a and to the support 61a at 68d. The construction secured to the post 48 is identical to the construction secured to the post 38.

The post 43 has a transversely extending member 58b secured at its inner end to the lower end thereof and having an integral foot 59h formed on the outer end thereof. A horizontal member 60h is secured to the post 43 and a support 61b has its inner end 62b ksecured to the upper end of the post 43, by any suitable means, such as welding or the like. The outer end 63h of the support V61h terminates in a coiled terminal end portion 64b.V

The horizontal bar 6017 and the support 61h are secured together by vwelding or the like at 65b and the outer end of the horizontal member 60b-is secured to an outwardly divergent upright member 66b at 67b. The upper end of the upright member 66b is secured tothe support 61b at 68b by suitable means such as welding or the like. The structure carried by the post 43 is identical in every respect to the structure carried by' the posts 38'and 48, respectively.

The post 53 has secured to its lower end a transverse member 58C having an integral foot 59C secured to the outer end thereof. A horizontal member 60C is secured to the post 53 by suitable means such as welding or the like, and a support 61C has its inner end secured at 62C to the upper end of the post 53.

'I'he outer'end 63C of the support 61C is provided with a coiled terminalV end portion 64C. The supportA 61a` is secured to the horizontal bar 68C at 65e. An outwardly divergent upright member 66e extends integrally upwardly from the foot 59a` and is welded at 67e tothe horizontal bar 60C and at 68C to the support 61C. The

structure carried by the post 53 is identical in every respect to the structure carried by the posts 38, 43 and 48, respectively.

The post 38 is provided with relatively long offset portions 39 and 41 so that the support 61 associated therewith can be swung inwardly to a point underlying the bar 36. The post 48 having somewhat shorter horizontal extensions 49 and 51 can be swung inwardly so that the support 61a thereon will .be parallel to the support 61 and adjacent thereto, as illustrated in Figure 5.

The post 53 is similarly provided with relatively long horizontal extensions 54 and 56 to permit the support 61e to be swung inwardly to underlie the horizontal bar 37, while the post 43 is provided with somewhat shorter horizontal extensions 44 and 46 to permit the support 61b to be swungrinto parallel adjacent relation with the support 61C. Thus it can be seen that the rack 20 can be folded into a relatively narrow package for storage purposes.

A table top 69 consists of a pair of sections 70 and 71, respectively, secured together by suitable hidden hinges (not shown). The table top 69 is supported on the cap members 29, 32, and the coiled end portions 64, 64a, 64b, 64C of the supports 61, 61a, 61b, and 61C, respectively. The hinged portions 70,Y 71 of the table top 69 can be folded into overlying relation to permit the table top 69 to be rested on the horizontal bar 35 and supported between the spaced horizontal bars 36V and 37 between the frame members 21, 22, respectively.

The support members 61, 61a, 61b, 61C are each respectively provided with a spring clamp 72, 72a, 72b, 72C adjacent the inner end portionV thereof to secure -one edge of a sheet of wrapping paper in position for Wrapping purposes.

Additional spring clamps (not shown) may be provided on the outer extremities of the supports, 61, 61a, 61b,

761e, respectively. The structure of the spring clamps 72,

72a, 72b, 72C is identical in each case, and one of the clamps 72 is illustrated in detail in Figures 7 and 8.

Referring now specically to Figures 7 and 8, it will be seen that the spring clamp 72 comprises an elongated arcuate plate 73 secured to the support 61 and post 38 by means of a wire wrapping 74. A spring tang 75 is struck downwardly from thehandle 76 of the plate 73 to engage against the support 61 to normally bias the handle 76 away from'the support 61 simultaneously biasing the opposite end 77 into clamping contact with the support 61. The clamping contact of the end 77 with the support 61 can be released by pressing the handle 76 against the support 61.

In the use and operation of the invention, the table top 69 can be removed from its storage position and supported as indicated above on the rack 20 and used to display, cut, store, and support wallpaper or other merchandise for the convenience of sales clerks and customers.

With the supports 61, 61a, V61b, 61C in unfolded posi- A tion, as illustrated in Figure v3, rolls R of wallpaper can be supported in position for tying into ay package. lf desired, wrapping paper can have one edge supported by the clamps 72, 72a, 72b, or 72e, respectively, and be supported in the supports 61, 61a, 61b, 61C, respectively, prior to the rolls R of wallpaper being placed therein. The rolls R are then wrapped in the same manner as described above. Y

The foldability of the rack 20 is of particular importance in sales establishments handling other merchandise with which the rack 20 is not adaptable for use. As canV be seen in Figure 5, the rack 20 can be folded to occupy a relatively small spaceV duringY non-use periods.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous structural modifications and adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable rack comprising a pair of spaced parallel upright frame members, a laterally extending foot secured to each of said frame members with said feet being arranged in spaced parallel relation, a pair of laterally extending cap members secured to the upper ends of each of said frame members with said cap members arranged in spaced parallel relation, hinge socket bushings integrally formed on the opposite ends of each of said foot members and said cap members, a horizontal bar extending between the medial portions of said foot members and having its opposite ends secured to said foot members, a pair of spaced horizontal bars extending between said upright frame members and having their opposite ends secured to said upright frame members, a support journalled in and extending between the adjacent ends of each of said cap members and said foot members, a floor engaging foot integrally formed on each of said supports for balancing said rack with said support in a laterally extended position, and a U-shaped cradle carried by the upper end of each of said support members.

2. A device as claimed in claim l wherein a foldable table top is supported on said support members and said cap members.

References Cited in the tile of this patent .l UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,368,868 Wertman Feb. 15, 1921 2,512,340 Krauss June 20, 1950 2,746,703 Emery May 22, 1956 2,844,257 Friedman July 22, 1958 

